Palmer College of Chiropractic West

Academics

Transfer Students

A student who has attended an accredited chiropractic college may be evaluated for acceptance if, in addition to the admissions requirements, the transfer student meets the following:

• The transfer credits must be equivalent in credit hours, content and quality to that of Palmer West.
• Only credits with a grade of “C” or better are considered for transfer.
• Credits accepted for transfer must have been awarded within five years of the date of admission to Palmer West. Older credits in certain areas may be accepted if the transferring student holds an earned doctorate in one of the health sciences (e.g., D.C., M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.P.M.) or a graduate degree in an academic discipline closely related to the health sciences.
• The courses cannot have been used to satisfy a prerequisite requirement.
• The transferred course carries credit equal to the course for which credit is granted; the earned grade is not transferred, and, thus, the course does not affect the student’s grade point average at Palmer West.
• Students transferring from another chiropractic program must complete the letter of good-standing form available from the Admissions Department.

The transfer student must have met the prerequisites that were in force at the initial chiropractic college to be eligible to matriculate at Palmer West. In order to receive a degree from Palmer West, a student must have satisfied all academic and clinical requirements and must have earned not less than the final 25% of the total credits required for the D.C. degree from Palmer West.

Advanced Standing

Advanced standing may be granted to a student who has completed a course that is required by Palmer College of Chiropractic West while attending another institution within the last five years. Graduate professional credits earned through an accredited graduate, medical or osteopathic college or CCE-member college may be used for advanced standing. Each course will be individually evaluated and credit will be granted only when approved by the College. For specific procedures and restrictions, please contact the Registrar’s Office.

Once the applicant has acquired Advanced Standing Evaluation information from the Admissions or Registrar’s Office, the following applies:

• There is no charge for the evaluation prior to admission. There is a $10 fee for each evaluation after enrollment. This fee must be paid in the Business Office before submitting forms for evaluation.
• Complete the evaluation form and attach course descriptions and any other documentation describing the course content.
• This information must be received by the Admissions Department no later than one month prior to the beginning of course instruction.
• An official transcript of the course needs to be on file in the student’s records. If students have credit from non-American professional programs they must have a World Educational Services (WES), or equivalent, evaluation of that credit completed before applying for advanced standing.
• The request will be verified by the Dean of Student Academic Affairs for the appropriate grade and hours, who then will forward the request to the appropriate coordinator/dean for evaluation of course content. The student will then be notified of the results by mail.

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